SOCIAL SCIENCES - Optional Local Performance Assessment Requirement

Local Performance Assessment Requirements

Local Performance Assessments must be: Embedded within the curriculum; Aligned to content standards; An opportunity for students to learn and receive feedback on their academic progress; Administered at least once a year to all students at Grades 3 through 8 and once in high school. Local Performance Requirement Information

Sample Prompts

• Topics Statements for Analysis Papers
  Shows how analysis topics are different from report topics

Scoring Guide

• Benchmark 3
  • English
  • Spanish
  • Russian
• High School
  • English
  • Spanish
  • Russian

Student Language Version of Scoring Guide

• Benchmark 3
  • English
  • Spanish
  • Russian
• High School
  • English
  • Spanish
  • Russian

Additional Resources

• Scored Student Work in Social Science Analysis
• Resource for Embedding Analysis (General)
  Examples of how to embed Social Science Analysis in instruction
• Resource for Embedding Analysis (Grade 5)
  Examples of how to embed Social Science Analysis in grade 5 instruction
• Social Science Analysis Implementation Schedule and Achievement Standards
• Social Science Analysis Content Standards
  Standards adopted April 26, 2001